northern gannet
E123547
The northern gannet is a large seabird of the North Atlantic known for its striking white plumage with black wingtips and spectacular high-speed plunge-diving for fish.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| northern gannet canonical | 4 |
| Atlantic gannet | 1 |
| Northern gannet | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1088661 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: northern gannet Context triple: [St Kilda, notableSpecies, northern gannet]
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A.
California gull
The California gull is a medium-sized North American gull species best known for its historic role in saving early Mormon settlers’ crops in Utah from a devastating insect infestation.
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B.
River Tern
The River Tern is a river in Shropshire, England, known as a tributary of the River Severn flowing through rural landscapes and historic market towns.
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C.
Pelican
Pelican was the English galleon originally commanded by Sir Francis Drake on his circumnavigation voyage, later renamed the Golden Hind.
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D.
Atlantic puffin
The Atlantic puffin is a small, stocky seabird of the North Atlantic known for its colorful, parrot-like bill and its habit of nesting in colonies on coastal cliffs and islands.
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E.
spectacled eider
The spectacled eider is a sea duck of Arctic coastal regions, recognizable by its distinctive “spectacled” eye markings and reliance on remote marine habitats for breeding and wintering.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: northern gannet Target entity description: The northern gannet is a large seabird of the North Atlantic known for its striking white plumage with black wingtips and spectacular high-speed plunge-diving for fish.
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A.
California gull
The California gull is a medium-sized North American gull species best known for its historic role in saving early Mormon settlers’ crops in Utah from a devastating insect infestation.
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B.
River Tern
The River Tern is a river in Shropshire, England, known as a tributary of the River Severn flowing through rural landscapes and historic market towns.
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C.
Pelican
Pelican was the English galleon originally commanded by Sir Francis Drake on his circumnavigation voyage, later renamed the Golden Hind.
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D.
Atlantic puffin
The Atlantic puffin is a small, stocky seabird of the North Atlantic known for its colorful, parrot-like bill and its habit of nesting in colonies on coastal cliffs and islands.
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E.
spectacled eider
The spectacled eider is a sea duck of Arctic coastal regions, recognizable by its distinctive “spectacled” eye markings and reliance on remote marine habitats for breeding and wintering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal
ⓘ
bird species ⓘ seabird ⓘ |
| adaptation |
air sacs in face and chest for impact cushioning
ⓘ
forward-pointing eyes for binocular vision ⓘ streamlined body for diving ⓘ |
| averageMass | about 2.3–3.6 kg ⓘ |
| billColor | pale blue-grey bill ⓘ |
| binomialName | Morus bassanus ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 87–100 cm ⓘ |
| breedsIn |
British Isles
ⓘ
Faroe Islands ⓘ Iceland ⓘ North Atlantic ⓘ Norway ⓘ Eastern Canada ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Canada
Western France ⓘ
surface form:
western France
|
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | usually one egg ⓘ |
| commonName |
northern gannet
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic gannet
northern gannet ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1758 ⓘ |
| diet |
fish
ⓘ
squid ⓘ |
| distributionHemisphere | Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| diveHeight | up to about 30 m ⓘ |
| diveSpeed | high-speed plunge ⓘ |
| eyeFeature | pale blue eyes with dark ring ⓘ |
| family | Sulidae ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | plunge-diving ⓘ |
| genus | Morus ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal waters
ⓘ
offshore islands ⓘ open ocean ⓘ |
| headColor | buff-yellow tinge in adults ⓘ |
| incubationBy | both parents ⓘ |
| iucnStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| iucnStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | over 20 years in the wild ⓘ |
| migratesTo |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
west Africa ⓘ western Atlantic coasts ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| nestType | ground nest on cliffs ⓘ |
| notableColony |
Bass Rock
ⓘ
surface form:
Bass Rock, Scotland
Cape St. Mary’s ⓘ
surface form:
Cape St. Mary’s, Newfoundland
St Kilda ⓘ
surface form:
St Kilda, Scotland
|
| order | Suliformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare | biparental ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor | white ⓘ |
| plumageFeature | black wingtips ⓘ |
| primaryOcean | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | colonial breeder ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
entanglement in fishing gear
ⓘ
oil pollution ⓘ overfishing of prey ⓘ plastic pollution ⓘ |
| vocalization | harsh, loud calls at colonies ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 165–180 cm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: northern gannet Description of subject: The northern gannet is a large seabird of the North Atlantic known for its striking white plumage with black wingtips and spectacular high-speed plunge-diving for fish.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Northern gannet
this entity surface form:
Atlantic gannet
subject surface form:
Lange Anna